Jihadist forums say fighters are present in #Syria coming from #Jordan and #Iraq.

BAGHDAD - Jihadist forums say that Muslim volunteers are travelling to Syria from a string of Arab countries to fight against President Bashar al-Assad's secular regime, which is battling an 11-month uprising. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has voiced support for the Syrian uprising, while Iraq's deputy interior ministry told AFP on Saturday that jihadists and weapons were moving from Iraq to Syria. More than 6,000 people have been killed since protests against Assad's rule began in March 2011, according to activists. While there are still civilian demonstrations, the focus has shifted to armed rebellion against the regime. One jihadist site, Ansar al-Mujahedeen, has a page called: "Lions of Al-Sham - the news of jihad in glorious Syria," which purports to publish news "as it arrives from the lions in Syria." The reports it carries cannot be independently verified. One ...